Bilateral absence of the pars interarticularis of C2: Developmental or post-traumatic abnormality?

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 48-50

  Konez, O ^a,b   Goyal, M ^b   Ciaverella, D P ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Child abuse; Computed tomography; Hangman's fracture; Pars interarticularis; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CHILD ABUSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOCELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 0035081468     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00011869     Document Type: Article

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